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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the chubby girl say her grandfather has gone?
(a) To the INKlings' lair.
(b) On vacation.
(c) To Finland.
(d) To System Headquarters.

2. What does the narrator's shadow suggest the two do so they don't get separated?
(a) Join back together.
(b) Hold hands.
(c) Trade hats.
(d) Tie their belts together.

3. What is it that causes the narrator to check each joint and muscle of his body when he wakes at the beginning of Chapter 30?
(a) He wonders if he is still alive.
(b) He hears a strange noise in his head.
(c) He has a terrible headache.
(d) He feels stiff and motionless.

4. What does the shadow say the Town's "exit" is guarded by?
(a) Watchmen.
(b) Fear.
(c) Mind.
(d) Dogs.

5. What song does the narrator begin to whistle in the sewer side vent?
(a) All Along the Watchtower.
(b) Blowin' in the Wind.
(c) Purple Rain.
(d) I Go to Pieces.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the shadow when the narrator comes to visit him at the beginning of Chapter 32?

2. What does the chubby girl begin reading in the narrator's apartment?

3. What does the narrator do to kill time while waiting for his date with the librarian?

4. What does the narrator say is "...all that is left..." at the end of the story?

5. What does the subway attendant claim is a waste of money while discussing the lost tickets with the narrator?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is "the encyclopedia wand"?

2. Describe the taxi that picks up the narrator and the chubby girl after the exit from the underground in Chapter 31.

3. Describe the Town's power source.

4. Describe the significance of the music in Chapter 36.

5. Why does the librarian wake the narrator up in the middle of the night at the beginning of Chapter 37? Explain what happens and how the librarian and narrator react.

6. Given what the narrator tells his shadow about why he plans to stay, what do you think he plans to do with his time in the Town?

7. Explain the parallels between the video game the narrator plays at the beginning of Chapter 35 and his life.

8. Explain the significance of the song "Danny Boy" for the narrator's life.

9. How does the narrator explain his decision in Chapter 40?

10. Explain the importance of belief as described in Chapter 34.

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